Moving into Winter, Opus presents more of our popular Artist Series. Learn from your fellow artists, refine your skills, gain new techniques or just feel inspired.
Benson Simmonds
Granville Island, Sunday January 7th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Out of Your Head, Into Your Heart ~ Watch Benson demonstrate how he paints while discussing how he keeps each painting unique without getting caught up in the planning process.
Benson is a multi-disciplined artist, award-winning filmmaker and actor. Contact Benson at 604-730-2605 or email applaudordie@hotmail.com
Geraldine Jarvis
Langley, Tuesday January 9th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Acrylics and Mixed Media ~ Learn with Gerry as she creates backgrounds using monoprint techniques and fluid acrylics. Explore how to use negative space in a painting to develop and define your image.
Gerry has been painting for the last 15 years and professionally showing her work for the last eight.
Donna K. Williams
Victoria, Saturday January 13th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Effects of Acrylic Mediums ~ Watch Donna demonstrate the uses of acrylic mediums and discuss how she achieves her results. Donna's abstract paintings using acrylics on canvas explore the uses of texture and application.
Contact Donna at 250-885-5940.
Marilyn Foubert
Granville Island, Saturday January 13th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Art of Spontaneous Expression ~ Join Marilyn as she spontaneously paints in an abstract expressionist style. She will demonstrate and discuss how she works to create unique mark-making using primarily fluid acrylics.
Contact Marilyn at 604-222-1396, email mfoubert@telus.net or visit www.marilynfoubert.com
Adrienne Moore
Granville Island, Saturday January 20th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Watch Adrienne use acrylics as a base, then finish with oils. A signature member of the FCA, Adrienne's work is influenced by her love of nature and that is reflected in her work.
Contact Adrienne at 604-274-4763, or visit www.geocities.com/adriennemoore
Tony O'Regan
Langley, Saturday January 20th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Visions in Charcoal ~ Watch Tony demonstrate how versatile and expressive compressed charcoal is for any subject matter. He will demonstrate large scale drawings of the figure, landscape and more.
Tony is an exhibiting artist and educator currently doing commission work and teaching art and design. View Tony's work at www.artcentro.com/tony.html
Noah Layne
Victoria, Saturday January 27th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Working from Life ~ Join Noah as he oil paints with a live model as his subject, demonstrating his technique as he creates. Noah has been painting and drawing for 17 years and his oil paintings are concerned with realistic images through the use of light, line and colour.
Contact Noah at 250-477-0173 or visit www.noahlayne.com
Lorry Hughes
Victoria, Saturday January 27th, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Granville Island, Sunday January 28th, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Introduction to ChromaColour ~ Lorry will show the range of ChromaColour acrylics in numerous painting techniques and will bring samples. She encourages "learning by doing" and participation will be welcome with paint to try.
Lorry is an award-winning artist with experience in murals, illustrations, commissioned artwork. For details and to view Lorry's work, visit http://members.shaw.ca/lorryhughes
This month, we also have several product demonstrations scheduled—a great way to learn more about your materials and learn some new techniques! So come on by ... we would love to see you.
INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOURS
NORTH VANCOUVER
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 2:00PM
INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLICS
KELOWNA
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7th, 1:00PM
INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLICS
NORTH VANCOUVER
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14th, 2:00PM
INTRODUCTION TO MATCUTTING
KELOWNA
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1:00PM
INTRODUCTION TO OILS
KELOWNA
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 1:00PM
INTRODUCTION TO COLOUR THEORY
NORTH VANCOUVER
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2:00PM
INTRODUCTION TO WATERCOLOURS
GRANVILLE ISLAND
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2:00PM
INTRODUCTION TO CANVAS STRETCHING
LANGLEY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 2:00PM
INCORPORATING TRANSFERS
KELOWNA
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1:00PM
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